Flowserve (FLS) Competitors

Flowserve has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the broader market.

Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Flowserve pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Caterpillar has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 14.51% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 8.01%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 55.53% beat Flowserve's return on equity.

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Flowserve presently has a consensus price target of $86.60, indicating a potential upside of 7.17%. Caterpillar has a consensus price target of $995.52, indicating a potential upside of 17.85%. Given Caterpillar's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than Flowserve.

93.9% of Flowserve shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Flowserve shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 55 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Caterpillar and 7 mentions for Flowserve. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Flowserve's score of 0.65 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

In the previous week, Crane had 9 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Crane and 7 mentions for Flowserve. Crane's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Flowserve's score of 0.65 indicating that Crane is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Crane has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crane, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Flowserve has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crane has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Crane pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Flowserve pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crane pays out 17.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Flowserve has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Crane has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

93.9% of Flowserve shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Crane shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Flowserve shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Crane shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Flowserve currently has a consensus target price of $86.60, indicating a potential upside of 7.17%. Crane has a consensus target price of $236.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.01%. Given Flowserve's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Crane.

Crane has a net margin of 12.97% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 8.01%. Flowserve's return on equity of 21.42% beat Crane's return on equity.

Flowserve has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Emerson Electric has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Emerson Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Emerson Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Emerson Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Flowserve pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Emerson Electric pays out 48.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Emerson Electric has increased its dividend for 68 consecutive years. Emerson Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

93.9% of Flowserve shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Flowserve shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Emerson Electric had 40 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Emerson Electric and 7 mentions for Flowserve. Emerson Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Flowserve's score of 0.65 indicating that Emerson Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Flowserve currently has a consensus target price of $86.60, indicating a potential upside of 7.17%. Emerson Electric has a consensus target price of $166.22, indicating a potential upside of 1.12%. Given Flowserve's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Emerson Electric.

Emerson Electric has a net margin of 13.83% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 8.01%. Flowserve's return on equity of 21.42% beat Emerson Electric's return on equity.

Graco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flowserve. Graco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flowserve, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Graco pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowserve pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Graco has a net margin of 23.53% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 8.01%. Flowserve's return on equity of 21.42% beat Graco's return on equity.

93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Flowserve shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Flowserve shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Graco has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowserve has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

Graco currently has a consensus price target of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.84%. Flowserve has a consensus price target of $86.60, indicating a potential upside of 7.17%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Graco is more favorable than Flowserve.

In the previous week, Flowserve had 2 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Flowserve and 5 mentions for Graco. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Flowserve's score of 0.65 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the media.